Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - Karma — OCR GCSE Religious Studies
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Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - Karma explained
Hinduism - Beliefs and teachings & Practices (J625/05) - Beliefs and teachings - Karma covers 10 specification points, including The meaning of the term karma and the role it… and Karma as causality and a form of cosmic justice.
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- The meaning of the term karma and the role it plays in Hindu life and rebirth
- Karma as causality and a form of cosmic justice
- Karma as the connection between action and consequence
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- The state of jivan mukti and its relationship to karma
- The relationship of karma with samsara
- The effect of positive and negative karma within samsara (parabdha karma)
- The creation of karma through choices and actions in the current lifetime (kriyamana karma) and its connection with moral/ethical thinking
- Sakam karma (with results in mind) and nishkam karma (desireless/fruitless) and the way these relate to rebirth and liberation
- Common and divergent emphases given to karma by different Hindu groups
- Different interpretations and emphases given to sources of wisdom and authority by different Hindu groups